Drunk driving statistics can be quite
sobering. Many people continue to drive drunk, regardless
of drunk driving statistics. If you regularly drink
and drive, please consider the following drunk driving
statistics:
1. According to drunk driving statistics
from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), an estimated 17,419 people died in the year
2002 in alcohol-related traffic crashes, an average
of one every 30 minutes.
2. About three in every ten Americans
will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some
time in their lives.
3. Drunk driving statistics say
that in 2001, more than half a million people were
injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol
was present, an average of one person injured approximately
every two minutes.
4. Alcohol-related fatalities are
caused primarily by the consumption of beer (80 percent)
followed by liquor/wine at 20 percent.
5. The highest intoxication rates
in fatal crashes in 2001 were recorded for drivers
21-24 years old (33 percent), followed by ages 25-34
(28 percent) and 35-44 (25 percent).
6. Drunk driving statistics report
that alcohol-involved crashes accounted for 10 percent
of property-damage-only crash costs, 21 percent of
nonfatal injury crashes and 46 percent of fatal injury
crash costs.
7. The intoxication rate (those
over .08 BAC) for male drivers involved in fatal crashes
was 24 percent, compared with 13 percent for female
drivers.
8. Drunk driving statistics say
that for fatal crashes occurring from midnight to
three in the morning, 79 percent involved alcohol.
9. Drunk driving is the nation's
most frequently committed violent crime, killing someone
every 30 minutes.
10. In 2001, 32 percent of all
fatal crashes during the week were alcohol-related,
compared to 54 percent on weekends.
Drunk driving statistics don't lie.
If you suspect that your drunk driving is a sign of
alcohol abuse, please think about getting help before
you injure yourself or someone else. Treatment Referral
provides referrals to rehabs that effectively treat
alcohol, drug and substance abuse, addressing the behavioral
and thinking patterns that directly contribute to drunk
driving and its consequences.
If drunk driving might be a problem
for you or someone you love, we encourage you to give
Treatment Referral a call today to learn more about
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